Disgrace Notes Síbín Records****

He’s back, with a fire in his belly that’d set flame to the western seaboard. Seamus Begley’s accordion traces a characteristically ferocious path through local tunes and songs from west Kerry on the aptly titled

Disgrace Notes

, but the finesse of the arrangements, the eclecticism of song choices and the riches mined by his collaborators (including Rita Connolly, Shaun Davey and Begley’s daughter, Méabh, whose fine-boned backing vocals glisten alongside brother Eoin’s concertina) elevate this gloriously ragged-edged collection to the top drawer. Guitarist Tim Edey brings a fresh-faced poise to the guitar accompaniment, and he and Begley have forged a partnership that caresses the tiptoeing

Night at the Fair

set as beautifully as it does the haunting A

mhrán na Leabhar

and the powerhouse polka set,

Polcaí Eoin

(composed by Eoin Begley). See myspace.com/ begleyandedey